Effect of 6β-methylprednisolone on mouse pregnancy rate

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 207-210

  Velilla, Esther ^a   Grossmann, Mark ^a   Egozcue, Josep ^a   Santaló, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Developmental rate; Embryo transfer; Immunodepression; Implantation rate; Methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0032959419     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.1.207     Document Type: Article

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